retaliate
Meaning of retaliate
verb
- To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
John insulted Peter to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier.
- To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.
Information about retaliate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of retaliate is: retaliates.
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Hyphenation of retaliate
re-tal-i-ate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
- retaliate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
retaliate synonyms
Meaning revenge:
Anagrams of retaliate
aliterate, Elettaria, elettaria
Words that rhyme with retaliate
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